{"id":4795,"date":"2018-08-18T10:15:37","date_gmt":"2018-08-18T09:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photographycourselondon.com\/blog\/?p=4795"},"modified":"2018-11-20T20:23:56","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T20:23:56","slug":"the-sony-world-photography-awards-are-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photographycourselondon.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/the-sony-world-photography-awards-are-back\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sony World Photography Awards are back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We always enjoy following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldphoto.org\/sony-world-photography-awards\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Sony World Photography Awards<\/strong><\/a> here at PCL and seeing the amazing photos that make it through. So we&#8217;re excited that this year&#8217;s competition is back for its 12th year and now open for entry!!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4797\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4797\" class=\"wp-image-4797 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/photographycourselondon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u00a9-Lanze-Haung-2nd-place-Taiwan-National-Award-2018-Sony-World-Photography-Awards-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Lanze Haung, 2nd place, Taiwan National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographycourselondon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u00a9-Lanze-Haung-2nd-place-Taiwan-National-Award-2018-Sony-World-Photography-Awards-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/photographycourselondon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u00a9-Lanze-Haung-2nd-place-Taiwan-National-Award-2018-Sony-World-Photography-Awards-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographycourselondon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u00a9-Lanze-Haung-2nd-place-Taiwan-National-Award-2018-Sony-World-Photography-Awards.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Lanze Haung, 2nd place, Taiwan National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards<\/p><\/div>\n<p>From professional to enthusiastic hobbyist, whatever your level, this is the competition for you. And it&#8217;s completely<strong> FREE<\/strong> to enter. The Sony World Photography Awards is one of the most celebrated and diverse photography competitions in the world, aiming to showcase the best contemporary photography worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ElsBKL8nuFM?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Whether you like taking photos of architecture or landscapes, people or wildlife, or whether you prefer getting out and about for a spot of documentary or street photography, there&#8217;s a competition category ready and waiting for you to enter.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4796\" style=\"width: 305px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4796\" class=\"wp-image-4796 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/photographycourselondon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u00a9-Panos-Skordas-Greece-Winner-Open-Culture-and-Winner-Greece-National-Award-2018-Sony-World-Photography-Awards-295x300.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Panos Skordas, Greece, Winner, Open Culture, and Winner, Greece National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographycourselondon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u00a9-Panos-Skordas-Greece-Winner-Open-Culture-and-Winner-Greece-National-Award-2018-Sony-World-Photography-Awards-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/photographycourselondon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u00a9-Panos-Skordas-Greece-Winner-Open-Culture-and-Winner-Greece-National-Award-2018-Sony-World-Photography-Awards-689x700.jpg 689w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Panos Skordas, Greece, Winner, Open Culture, and Winner, Greece National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">All images are judged by leading industry experts, who come together each year in London to decide the best images. A total prize fund of $30,000 (USD) plus the latest Sony digital imaging equipment is shared between winning photographers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Sony World Photography Awards has four competitions:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldphoto.org\/sony-world-photography-awards\/2017\/professional\/\" target=\"_blank\">Professional<\/a>: <\/b><\/span>Recognising outstanding bodies of work (D\/L 11 Jan 2019, 1pm GMT)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldphoto.org\/sony-world-photography-awards\/2017\/open\" target=\"_blank\">Open<\/a>:<\/b><\/span>Rewarding the world&#8217;s best single images <span style=\"color: #333333;\">(D\/L 4 Jan 2019, 1pm GMT)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldphoto.org\/sony-world-photography-awards\/2017\/youth\" target=\"_blank\">Youth<\/a>:<\/b><\/span>Best single images by photographers aged 12-19<span style=\"color: #333333;\">(D\/L 4 Jan 2019, 1pm GMT)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldphoto.org\/student-focus\" target=\"_blank\">Student<\/a>:<\/b><\/span>For photography students worldwide<span style=\"color: #333333;\">(D\/L 30 Nov 2018, 1pm GMT)<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldphoto.org\/sony-world-photography-awards\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Find out more and enter f<span style=\"color: #333333;\">or free here Go<\/span>od Luck!<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We always enjoy following The Sony World Photography Awards here at PCL and seeing the amazing photos that make it through. 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